MURDER BY RUFFIANS
Sydney, June 25. Members of a rough " push " of larrikins, who have terrorised the vicinity of Miller's Point, committed a brutal murder at 10 o'clock this morning. A young sailor named Pert, who was instrumental in getting two of the " push ** arrested, has been a marked man, aud on several occasions his; life has been attempted. A number of the gang watched him have home, set upon him, and literally kicked him to death, Eight of his assailants, whose names are Mac Quire, Doohan, Thomas Howell, David Howell, Pearson, Vankinnan, Ritch, and Dodd, have been arrested. Some if not all of those arrested are believed to have been concerned in the outrage.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 2521, 27 June 1893, Page 3
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115MURDER BY RUFFIANS Temuka Leader, Issue 2521, 27 June 1893, Page 3
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